窮鼠, 俎上の鯉 – kyuuso, sojou no koi
The manga by 水城 せとな - Mizushiro Setona consisting of 2 tankoubons with the most beautiful titles I've ever seen.
- The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
Kyuuso wa chiizu no yume o miru
窮鼠 --きゅうそ-- cornered rat or mouse
- A Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice
Sojou no koi wa ni do haneru
俎上 --そじょう-- (n) on the chopping board
鯉 --こい -- (n) common carp; koi carp
is already out and it is a must-hear.
is upcoming in the 25.11.2009
I absolutely love the concept of comparing the emotional/physical condition to animals, and I want to start collecting the saying related to the animals/fishes/birds alike.
Jim Breen offers more about cornerned mouses and carps:
- 窮鼠噛猫 -- きゅうそごうびょう-- (exp) A cornered rat will bite the cat; One who is cornered will fight like a devil.
- 窮鼠猫を噛む --きゅうそねこをかむ -- (exp) a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous.
- 俎板の鯉; 俎の鯉 -- まないたのこい-- (exp) confronted with a hopeless situation; about to be cut off (e.g. in a battle) and unable to do anything
More to come when I find new expressions that feature animals.
Last posts in drama cd
- 俎上の鯉は二度跳ね-Sojou no koi wa ni do haneru - December 18th, 2009
- 下着-shitagi - December 11th, 2009
- 竜 - ryuo - October 15th, 2009
- ゴドーを待ちながら - Godo o machinagara - October 13th, 2009
- まさか - masaka - October 8th, 2009
- オリンポス - olimpus - August 23rd, 2009
Last posts in manga
- 白鳥-hakuchou - January 6th, 2010
- 身勝手, 我儘 - migatta, wagamama - December 25th, 2009
- 聖おにいさん - sei onii san - December 24th, 2009
- メリークリスマス - merii kurisumasu - December 24th, 2009
- 別れ - wakare - December 22nd, 2009
- 強請る-yusuru - December 21st, 2009
- 薔薇- bara - December 20th, 2009
- 俎上の鯉は二度跳ね-Sojou no koi wa ni do haneru - December 18th, 2009
- エロイカより愛をこめて- eroika yori ai wo komete - December 16th, 2009
- 花道 - hanamichi - December 16th, 2009
Last posts in Words
- 中央駅 - chuuoueki - January 29th, 2011
- 付き合い - tsukiaui - January 21st, 2011
- 通る - tooru - January 20th, 2011
- 老人と海 - roujin to umi - January 19th, 2011
- 食べにくくなる - tabe ni kuku naru - January 18th, 2011
- 遊びに来る-asobi ni kiru - January 17th, 2011
- 夕方 - yuugata - January 16th, 2011
- 平日 - heijitsu, 週末 - shuumatsu - January 15th, 2011
- 日本語でどうぞ - Nihongo de douzo - July 3rd, 2010
- 鯉 -koi - January 7th, 2010
Last posts in 水城せとな
- 別れ - wakare - December 22nd, 2009
- 強請る-yusuru - December 21st, 2009
- 薔薇- bara - December 20th, 2009
- 俎上の鯉は二度跳ね-Sojou no koi wa ni do haneru - December 18th, 2009
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